Japanese noise-punk-grind oddity Melt Banana have a 7" EP/3" CD on the way via Init Records (pre-order that here) and a live CD due via their label A-Zap (preorder that here). If you have an odd aversion to USPS (what with anthrax and such) then mosey on down to Bowery Ballroom to pick up a copy in person on 11/23. Tickets are on sale. The tour is billed as "Melt Banana with Melt Banana Lite". Insound has some details as to the origin of "Lite":

Melt Banana Lite is not the usual Melt Banana: there are drums and vocals, but no guitars - instead samplers and synth. It is different, but at the same time, one definitely feels Melt Banana when one listens to it... Melt Banana Lite shows another face of Melt Banana, with more flexible, concentrated and free minds. They have stepped forward, attempting to discover new possibilities for their music.